"You certainly have a lot of tricks."
Lin Beichen smiled faintly, placed the wooden figure down with his left hand, and then opened his arms and clapped forcefully.
"Power of the Five Elements, Great Wind Blow!"
Lin Beichen said slowly, finally using the Five Elements Qi.
All the moves he had used before were done effortlessly without a hint of the Power of the Five Elements or any divine techniques.
But now, his palms contained a trace of the Power of the Five Elements.
The ground beneath Lin Beichen’s feet seemed to surge, as streams of Earth Vein power flowed into his hands.
Lin Beichen’s hands formed into a fan shape, and with a vigorous twist, the Power of the Five Elements combined with the gale and was instantly sent forward.
The whistling wind surrounded the earth and the sky.
One could hear the wind howling, while the other was shadowed by the eerie locust tree.
The auras of both countries lingered at the site of the Starry Sky Association.
"What is this?"
Zhao Tianjie’s face was extremely unsightly.
"What kind of trick are you using?"
Zhao Tianjie roared angrily.
He could control thousands of poisonous insects because he was immune to all poisons.
In Southeast Asia, he discovered a special poisonous insect by accident while studying toxins.
This insect was buried a kilometer deep underground.
He discovered it purely by chance while researching an ancient battlefield.
The land in Southeast Asia is filled with battlefield remnants.
From ancient times to modern times, this land has never lacked battlefields and lost souls.
Flesh and blood were buried deep underground, becoming nutrients over time.
During one of his studies, he accidentally fell into an underground cave.
In the depths of that cave, he struggled for over ten days, surviving on poisonous insects.
When he finally emerged, he found himself immune to all poisons.
Since then, he focused on researching toxins, evolved his bloodline with numerous poisonous insects, and continually pushed his potential.
By the time he returned home, he had already become a top-tier individual.
Various circles were willing to accept him, and he brought enough shock and opportunities to these circles.
What he did seemed like acts of an immortal, but in fact, they could still be explained by science and research.
The poisonous insects in his body and on his body were descendants of the toxin king insect from back then.
These offspring of the toxin king insect viewed him as their mother and master, thus allowing him to command them.
But what about Lin Beichen’s abilities?
Lin Beichen merely waved his hand, and a gale gathered in his palm.
Even with advanced modern technology, only wind movement could be created.
People could study the principles of wind, but they couldn’t control it with their hands.
Zhao Tianjie was left puzzled.
But Lin Beichen had no intention to explain.
With a casual hand gesture, the gathered gale in his palm turned into a wind blade, heading straight for Zhao Tianjie.
Zhao Tianjie stood under the locust tree, with countless blue poisonous insects gathering around him to block the wind blade.
However, infused with the Five Elements Qi, Lin Beichen’s wind blade sliced through the poisonous insects like tofu.
It was the first time Lin Beichen used the Five Elements Qi in combat, and the martial arts clans had no clue how to respond.
Fortunately, Zhao Tianjie dodged quickly, resulting in only half the locust tree being cut while a wound was left on his chest.
"Your luck is holding."
Lin Beichen smiled faintly, a peculiar glint in his eyes.
Since achieving Enlightenment of the Power of the Five Elements, Zhao Tianjie was the first to withstand two of his moves.
"One more move. If you can survive, I’ll let you go."
Lin Beichen said calmly, once again gathering a gale in his hands.
This time, however, the gale in his hands contained a trace of moisture.
With the power of wind and water combined, the wind array now had a foundation, and the water could morph into any shape.
With the augmentation of wind and water, its power didn’t diminish but instead grew even more unpredictable and varied.
After years of fighting, navigating the line between life and death, Zhao Tianjie’s perception was the sharpest.
In the face of mortal peril, his sensitivity was even keener than Lin Beichen’s.
"All poisons as one!"
The killing intent gathered in Zhao Tianjie’s eyes. With his realm as an extraordinary martial artist, he seemed to hear a mysterious resonance in the heavens and earth.
Countless voices converged in his ears, warning him that he might die here if he didn’t use his strongest move.
All the poisonous insects on his body erupted.
The white cloud, the blue cloud, and even a patch of special black.
Countless poisonous insects converged in front of him, creating an impenetrable armor.
Even so, he didn’t dare to relax.
Lin Beichen gathered wind and water power, and it seemed as though the surrounding wind was being vacuumed away.
All the gale gathered in Lin Beichen’s hands.
"What should I call this move? Oh well, it doesn’t need a fancy name, just call it Wind and Water Blade!"
Lin Beichen smiled faintly, pushing the wind and water blade forward with a sweep.
Before Zhao Tianjie could react, he suddenly retreated.
His frantically beating heart, the relentless flashing of murderous intent in his mind, and an unprecedented sense of danger—all warned him that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t withstand Lin Beichen’s move.
Bang!
He moved quickly, but unfortunately, the wind blade was no slower.
A portion of the Starry Sky Association’s building was struck by the wind blade, causing the grand hall and the outer wall to collapse instantly.
The building tilted, fell, and collapsed, leaving an incredibly clean cut on the remaining half of the structure.
Everyone was gathered on the other side, staring blankly at this scene, dumbfounded.
Could this really be done by a human?
The sound of footsteps was heard as Lin Beichen advanced again.
"Why are you running? I told you, you must face this move entirely!"
Lin Beichen, fast as the wind, launched a series of punches.
The poisonous insect armor on Zhao Tianjie’s body was constantly being torn.
The poisonous insects were blown away by the wind blade, and Zhao Tianjie’s body produced more.
However, even though the armor didn’t shatter, everyone could tell that Zhao Tianjie’s defeat was only a matter of time.
"Refreshing, you really are a durable toy!"
Lin Beichen laughed heartily.
How long had it been since he felt so happy?
The world is filled with surprises, yet it had been a long time since he felt surprised.
The greatest joy is breaking one’s limits.
For example, learning a new dish, improving cooking skills.
Or, achieving high scores in studies, making progress.
The sense of achievement and fulfillment from these breakthroughs in learning is a major driving force for human progress.
But Lin Beichen had long lost this sense of motivation.
Even when he helped his school solve research issues, it was others who were excited, not him.
Lin Beichen knew he was progressing, but without a benchmark, he couldn’t feel the thrill of progress.
Now, he finally had a benchmark.
Although Zhao Tianjie felt great bitterness, Lin Beichen didn’t care.
These people oppressed ordinary folks, never caring about their feelings.
He was just letting them experience the feelings of ordinary people.
If Lin Beichen wanted to kill Zhao Tianjie, it wouldn’t be so troublesome.
But he cherished this opportunity.
People like Zhao Tianjie were rare.
Rather than killing him, it was better to keep him around.
This thought, however, brought great suffering to Zhao Tianjie.
"Is this guy a maniac?"
Zhao Tianjie roared in his mind.
He struggled desperately, but his resistance could only inflict minor injuries, failing to harm Lin Beichen.
Sometimes, he couldn’t even admit defeat or beg for mercy.
Because the opponent didn’t care about victory or defeat, only joy.
"Is Zhao Tianjie being treated like a toy?"
Someone couldn’t help murmuring, voice trembling.
Zhao Tianjie was the most top-tier figure they knew.
To be accurate, such a person was one of the pinnacle forces in the long river of history.
Yet this figure was being tossed around like a ball by Lin Beichen.
"What kind of monster is he?"
Qi Tiankuang muttered to himself, his face filled with a dazed look.
Madam Qi heard and slightly frowned.
"Elder, even Mr. Li Jiang probably isn’t his match, right?"
Qi Tiankuang agreed and nodded silently.
"When we return to the Medicine Immortal Pavilion, I will mutilate myself as an atonement."
"After my death, Lin Beichen can’t take action against the Medicine Immortal Pavilion. With Mr. Li Jiang stepping in, no matter how extraordinary Lin Beichen becomes, he has to give our pavilion some face."
Madam Qi nodded silently.
Mr. Li Jiang’s power far exceeded Zhao Tianjie’s.
While the two of them were lost in thought, a large hand suddenly emerged from the mist, firmly gripping Zhao Tianjie’s neck.
"You want to escape?"
"Did I permit you to run?"
A voice rang out, and the hand’s owner pressed down forcefully.
With a thunderous boom, Zhao Tianjie’s head was smashed heavily onto the ground.
Bang, the ground cracked, revealing a crater nearly a meter wide.